LACK OF SOCIAL ELEVATORS IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AS A FACTOR OF THE FUNCTIONING OF CORRUPTION NETWORKS

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the functioning of social elevators in state administration, to determine the role and significance of social elevators in state and public administration, as a factor in counteracting the functioning of corruption networks. The article states that social elevators are channels of social mobility through which individuals move in society. Social elevators as channels of social mobility function in different spheres of society, but in interconnection and interaction as a whole system. Social elevators in the state administration of Ukraine are state authorities, local self-government bodies, political parties, public organizations, economic and professional institutions, etc. These bodies are obliged to ensure the rule of law in the state, to protect society from criminal offenses, one of which is corruption, to ensure the growth of the state's economy and the improvement of the standard of living of the people of Ukraine, by implementing an appropriate personnel policy, a component of which will be the introduction and ensuring the functioning of social elevators in the state administration. The purpose of this article is the state research, problems and prospects of implementing the functioning of social elevators in the state administration of Ukraine as a means of fighting corruption. In order to study this topic, such methods as dialectical, formal-legal, historical, method of system analysis and modeling were used. The use of the dialectical method made it possible to investigate the scientific opinion about social elevators, about their role as a means of career growth and as a way to prevent corruption. The formal legal method made it possible to analyze the norms of legislation regarding the possibilities of introducing and functioning of social elevators and prevention of corruption. The historical method is used in monitoring the action of social elevators in society and in state institutions. The method of system analysis made it possible to identify the connections between the introduction of social elevators and the reduction of corruption in public administration structures. The modeling method is used to develop proposals for improving educational programs and anti-corruption legislation. The novelty of the article is that the introduction and functioning of social elevators in the state administration, which are currently absent, will contribute to reducing the manifestations of corruption in state authorities. Proposals have been made to improve educational programs for the education of patriotism, honesty and responsibility among young people. The establishment of an integrity institute and the creation of a register of unscrupulous officials without the right to hold any positions in state and local self-government bodies after committing illegal actions are proposed. Corruption in Ukraine hinders the economic growth of the state, leads to degradation processes in society, is a threat to national security, therefore there is an urgent need to implement social elevators in public administration in order to reduce the level of corruption and destroy networks created by public servants and officials.